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American Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus americanus

159 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 15, February 15, March 17, April 32, May 19, June 9, July 9, August 9, September 10, October 11, November 14, December 14.
United States672
Texas175
Arkansas102
Oklahoma76
Canada70
Ontario70
Illinois68
Michigan63
Missouri39
Kentucky36

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyRove Beetles · Staphylinidae
GenusBurying Beetles · Nicrophorus

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